Gerwald Rockenschaub

Gerwald Rockenschaub is an Austrian artist known for his contributions to the development of geometric abstraction and minimalism in contemporary art. Born in Linz in 1952, Rockenschaub studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in the late 1970s and went on to exhibit widely across Europe and the United States. He works across a range of media including painting, sculpture, installation, and digital media, often combining traditional materials with new technologies to explore the intersections between art, design, and architecture. Rockenschaub's work is characterized by its rigorous formalism, use of clean lines, bold colors, and repetition, which reflect his interest in systems and structures, as well as the social and cultural contexts that shape them. His minimalist aesthetic and emphasis on process and materials have influenced many younger artists, making him an important figure in the history of contemporary art.